The first publication to examine the pioneering designer and prolific collector who led Tiffany &#38; Co. to creative and commercial success Edward C. Moore (1827&;1891) was the creative leader who brought&#160;unparal...Lasīt vairāk

This richly illustrated book provides an essential introduction to the manuscript in early modern England. From birth to death, parish record to probate inventory, writing framed the lives of the early modern English. Offering a technical introd...Lasīt vairāk

An examination of the development, role, and influence of the British decorative art dealers who invented an Anglo-Gallic style for elite interiors. In this volume, Diana Davis demonstrates how London dealers invented a new and visually splendid deco...Lasīt vairāk

The Masis Collection is one of the most comprehensive privately owned assemblages of pocket watches in the world. Focusing on the watch as a work of art, it encompasses over four hundred years of the watchmakers, enamellers and goldsmiths cr...Lasīt vairāk

George Washington has been the most popular and widely used subject on coins, medals, tokens, paper money, and postage stamps in America. This numismatic history of George Washington traces examines why his image remains so persistent on Americ...Lasīt vairāk

This new edition of Architectural Tiles: Conservation and Restoration continues to inform and educate on appropriate means towards the preservation of this valuable heritage. It not only contains new and up to date information on materials...Lasīt vairāk

The origin of the metals in Britain&;s coins is seldom discussed by numismatists, but this fascinating book shows what a compelling topic it can be. Graham Birch&;s starting point is to de-code the provenance marks on coins and understand the...Lasīt vairāk

The Littlecote House armory is the most important surviving armory of the English Civil Wars. This volume contains a history of the armory and an account of how the collection, threatened by dispersion at auction, was saved for the British nation in...Lasīt vairāk

It has long been Guido Mocaficos dream to photograph the masterpiece glass models of marine invertebrates and plants that took Leopold (1822-95) and his son Rudolf (1857-1939) Blaschka a lifetime to create. This book fulfills that dream and showcase...Lasīt vairāk

A popular collectorsguide to discoveringthe world of unusual,rare, and dazzlinglyretro watches. What you wear on your wrist can be more than merely functional. Eschewing the common categories of the classics, the ostentatiously high-priced...Lasīt vairāk

Explores how the idea of rare books was shaped by collectors, traders and libraries from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries. Using examples from across Europe, David McKitterick looks at how rare books developed from being desirable obje...Lasīt vairāk

A new volume in the Echaurren Salaris Collection series of catalogue raisonnes, documenting Futurist postal items (postcards, envelopes, stamps, personal correspondence). Text in English and Italian....Lasīt vairāk